UAE Weekly Business News 16/05/21
16th May 2021
Welcome to Gateway's 36th weekly roundup of business headlines in the UAE. This resource aims to help you quickly and conveniently keep in touch with business in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Links to articles are in purple. In some instances where the publisher and date is mentioned without a link, it means it was seen in the paper version of the title and no online link was found.
UAE bilateral trade-related headlines
UAE, Italy export credit agencies cooperate to support sustainable development, SMEs, Halal sector (WAM 10/05/2021)
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Bahrain's Prince Salman bin Hamad to discuss development (The National 11/05/2021)
UAE economy-related headlines
UAE hotel occupancy rates hit 63% in Q1'21 (WAM 10/05/2021)
One in four UAE residents consider recruiters the least trustworthy advisers (The National 10/05/2021)
UAE's office landlords turn more agreeable on rents (Gulf News 10/05/2021)
UAE businesses get much needed relief on VAT penalty (Gulf News 10/05/2021)
No hope fatigue in UAE with lifelong learning (Gulf News 10/05/2021)
Mohammed issues law for CEOs, DGs in Dubai Government (Gulf News 10/05/2021)
Dubai records strongest demand growth in 18 months (Khaleej Times 10/05/2021)
Why investing in infrastructure makes sense for the Middle East (The National 11/05/2021)
Abu Dhabi forms new council to regulate free zones (The National 11/05/2021)
UAE's Ministry of Health announces list of 7 exemptions from national vaccination programme (The National 11/05/2021)
UAE gold retailers offer biggest discounts in history (Gulf News 11/05/2021)
UAE's Hope probe sends back new images of Mars (The National 12/05/2021)
Loan demand in UAE makes remarkable recovery in Q1 (Gulf News 12/05/2021)
Health, wellness, and plant-based proteins: UAE residents take back control (Khaleej Times 12/05/2021)
UAE named second most resilient nation for Covid-19 response in global rankings (The National 13/05/2021)
UAE real estate must clamber onto proptech bandwagon (Gulf News 13/05/2021)
Arab economies won't allow a destructive 'Spring' (Gulf News 13/05/2021)
Green beauty movement takes UAE by storm (Khaleej Times 13/05/2021)
UAE shoppers not keen about too many product options (Gulf News 14/05/2021)
UAE is a major draw for cybercriminals, research shows (Gulf News 15/05/2021)
FDI inflows into UAE jumped over 44.2% to AED19.88bn in 2020 (WAM 16/05/2021)
A guide to the UAE's public holidays: when is the next long weekend? (The National 16/05/2021)
Inside one of the UAE's oldest perfume and bakhoor factories (The National 16/05/2021)
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